The first Cabinet department formed in the 1900s was the Commerce Department.
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The first black female cabinet minister was Patricia Harris who became Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1977, under Jimmy Carter.
Robert C. Weaver, head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
formation of the first cabinet by George Washington
My nation is Australia. Our first female cabinet member was Enid Lyons, in 1949. ________________________________________________________________
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Of the initial 4 cabinet-level departments (State, War, Treasury, and Attorney General), the Department of State was the first, created in 1789 as the Department of Foreign Affairs.
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Zachary Taylor was the first president to have a Secretary of the Interior. However, he did not create the cabinet position or the Interior Department. The Interior Department was created by Congress in 1849.
The first black female cabinet minister was Patricia Harris who became Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1977, under Jimmy Carter.
There are 15 departments of the US Executive Branch, each of which has a Secretary except the Department of Justice which is headed by the US Attorney General. The departments are : Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Department of Justice Department of Labor Department of State Department of Transportation Department of the Treasury Department of Veterans Affairs (see related questions)
He formed the first fire department in Pennsylvania.
The Cabinet is an advisory group to give information to, and help the president perform his job. The first Cabinet was created by George Washington. It consisted of Secretary of War (Defense), Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, Postmaster General, and Attorney-General.
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condalisa rice serving under george w bush sorry but you are actually wrong, she was the second and the first was roberta harris in 1896 so get your facts straight Both answers are incorrect. Patricia Roberts Harris was the first African- American woman to serve in a president's cabinet. She served as Sec. of Housing and Urban Development under President Carter in 1977, then as Secretary of Health Education & Welfare in 1979 and remained as sec after the department was renamed the Dept of Health and Human Services in 1980. She served until Carter left office in 1981.